Guests for Sundial on Monday, March 12 2018: Jeff Goodell is a climate reporter and author. He recently wrote "The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities and the Remaking of the Civilized World." Goodell joined the program from WAMC in Albany, New York, to discuss what the future of living with rising seas will look like. Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius has a new film, "Godard Mon Amour," showing at this year's Miami Film Festival. Hazanavicius spoke about the film, his career

Guests for Sundial Tuesday, March 13 2018: Scott Zucker , vice president of Audubon Everglades, called in from a Palm Beach County Commission meeting to discuss efforts to preserve the 37 areas of natural land in the county. He spoke about how he is asking lawmakers to set aside the necessary funding to maintain the areas and prevent them from being developed. Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles has reported on the Haitian-Chilean connection. She joined the program to tell us why Haitians

Guests on Sundial for Tuesday, March 6: Gubernatorial candidates from across the state are preparing for the primary elections that are taking place in August. Miami Beach's former mayor, Philip Levine, has tossed his hat in the ring to run to be Florida's next governor. He spoke about his plans leading up to the primary elections and what he hopes to accomplish should he become Florida's next governor. WLRN reporter Nadege Green joined the program to speak about gun violence in local

Guests for Sundial on Wednesday March 7: Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is one of the Democratic candidates running to be Florida's next governor. He shared his position on issues like gun reform, expanding Medicaid and public education. Brownwood, Texas Police Chief Terry Nichols is a former SWAT commander who helped create the active shooter protocol many police departments around the country use today. He is one of the founders of Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) at

Guests for Sundial on Monday, March 5: Democratic State Rep. Kionne McGhee, from District 117 in Miami-Dade County , discussed Senate Bill 7026, also known as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. The Senate held a special meeting over the weekend to try to come to an agreement over the bill as the legislative session is scheduled to end Friday. The bill proposes funding for mental health services, and an age requirement to be implemented for the purchase of firearms. Bi

Guests for Sundial on Thursday, March 1: WLRN education reporter Jessica Bakeman joined us from Tallahassee for an update on budget talks and gun legislation from the state's capital. Bakeman also provided insight on the impact Miami-Dade County Public School's Superintendent Alberto Carvalho departure would have if he decided to take a job offered to him as chancellor of New York City public schools. (Carvalho declined the offer later that day.) Investigative reporter Mike Spies profiled former

Guests for Sundial on Wednesday, Feb. 28: City of Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli discussed the city commission vote that banned assault weapons even though state law forbids local governments to pass gun laws. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School opened its doors to students today for the first time since the Feb. 14 mass shooting. WLRN reporter Caitie Switalski spoke to us about how students, parents and faculty handled being back in the school. Also, MSD student David Hogg told us how he

Guests for Sundial Tuesday Feb. 27: City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke on the importance of technology and how he plans to use it to make the city safer and elevate Miami's status as an economic hub. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High senior Demitri Hoth spoke to us about returning to school on Wednesday after the Feb. 14 mass shooting. Zak Stern, better known as Zak The Baker, told us how his quest for self-fulfillment led him to open a kosher bakery and deli that has become a Miami staple.

Guests for Sundial on Monday, Feb. 26: WLRN reporter Caitie Switalski spoke about the "re-unification orientation" held for the parents and students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas as they prepare to reopen this upcoming Wednesday. Stoneman Douglas High School senior Diego Pfeiffer spoke about the transition from survivor to activist and how he feels about returning to school. Miami Herald Political reporter David Smiley on the criticism of Broward officers Stoneman Douglas response and the requests

Guests for Sundial on Tuesday, Feb. 20: WLRN reporter Tim Padgett has been covering the family that took in suspected school shooter Nikolas Cruz after the death of his mother last November. He spoke of the public scrutiny the family is under following last week's shooting and the measures they took to help the teen while living with him. WLRN reporter Caitlin Switalski joined us from the scene where Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students were preparing to board busses bound for Tallahassee to